Panthers playing up offensive tackle Taylor Moton's versatility

The future for the Carolina Panthers offensive line is coming more into focus with each passing day.

In an article on the team’s website on Monday, Bryan Strickland talked up second-year lineman Taylor Moton’s versatility and speculated he could be in the mix for a move inside if left guard extraordinaire and free-agent-to-be Andrew Norwell does not sign an extension to stay in Charlotte.

If Norwell doesn’t re-sign with the Panthers, reserves with guard experience like Amini Silatolu (another potential free agent), Tyler Larsen and the recently re-signed Greg Van Roten could get a chance to step in and step up. Could the same apply to Moton, the Panthers’ second-round draft pick a year ago?

The piece also quotes right guard Trai Turner saying Moton could probably play anywhere and Moton himself claiming he’s “not a tackle, I’m a football player.” The timing of the article is interesting, given the team’s situation with only a few weeks to go before the new league year and free agency begins.